Traded with a 2017 5th round pick.
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Broncos trade for Patriot's TE AJ Derby
Traded with a 2017 5th round pick.
Last edited by GEM; 10-25-2016 at 03:38 PM.
Whisper in the wind
2015 6th round draft pick.
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Saying Patriots will get a 2017 5th round pick from Broncos.
#fleeced #patriotsgothoodwinked #highwayrobbery
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So the Pats draft the guy in the 6th round, he's hurt all last year and then they trade him to us for a 5th rounder? I'm skeptical that any deal with Belichick ever works out for the other team.
Years of mediocrity
http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-an...4-e612522d7e23ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A week before the NFL's trade deadline, the Broncos made a deal Tuesday to acquire Patriots tight end A.J. Derby. In exchange, Denver will send New England a fifth-round pick in 2017.
"A.J. is a young tight end who can help us immediately," said Executive Vice President of Football Operations/General Manager John Elway. "He has tremendous upside and will fit in well on our team."
Derby, a second-year player out of Arkansas, was a sixth-round pick by New England in the 2015 NFL Draft but missed his entire rookie season on injured reserve.
After recovering, Derby showed enough to earn a roster spot in his second season, but with proficient veterans Rob Gronkowski and Martellus Bennett in front of him, he has only seen 36 snaps in the regular season on offense. In preseason action, Derby caught 15 passes for 189 yards and one touchdown.
"A.J. has had a solid and pretty consistent several months for us here, going all the way back to the spring, to the offseason program, to (organized team activities), minicamp, training camp," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said Aug. 19.
"He’s improving. He’s a young player that only played the position for a short amount of time, basically a year down in Arkansas, has a lot to learn, has a ways to go, but has some skills to work with. He’s a smart kid, he works hard, and he’s gotten better. He’s making some plays for us in the kicking game, some tackles in coverage. He has caught the ball and blocked competitively. He’s done some good things."
At 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds, Derby boasts a large frame as a former quarterback. The former Razorback spent all but one season as a quarterback before transitioning to tight end before his senior season. He recorded 22 receptions, 303 receiving yards and three touchdowns that year.
The Broncos will need to make a corresponding move to clear a spot on the active roster for Derby
Bye Bye Phylis
Looks like a big guy. Can he be any worse than what we're putting out there now?
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The real question is what's better - the guys we're putting out there now, or this guy and giving up a fifth rounder?Originally Posted by Bronco4ever
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Denver is getting absolutely no production from the TE position. It's ridiculous. Teams don't even have to defend the middle of the field. This seems like a desperation trade. Guy has 0 catches this season.
Whisper in the wind
He looks like a pretty good blocker. The end of the youtube has a lot of his blocks and looks pretty good.
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Who gets cut?
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This is a head scratcher to me. The only thing I can think is what others have said... they want another decent blocker to help the o-line?
Years of mediocrity
But he shined in the preseason!
Years of mediocrity
Unless we're keeping four mostly useless TE, John Phillips would be my guess.
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Brandon Stokely just said it's a direct hit at Jeff Heuerman. He also said John Phillips hasn't been a great pass catching TE or a great blocking TE. Maybe Phillips is on the block?
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Let's be honest, he was never going to get snaps playing behind Gronkowski and Bennett.
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